THEME EXPLORATION

professional redemption

27 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Shadow's Edge
The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Larry Yang
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine
2026 · Benny Safdie
Green Light
Green Light
1937 · Frank Borzage
The Club
The Club
1980 · Bruce Beresford
The Great Garrick
The Great Garrick
1937 · James Whale
The Young Racers
The Young Racers
1963 · Roger Corman
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Don’t Come Knocking
Don’t Come Knocking
2005 · Wim Wenders
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
The Hunt
The Hunt
2012 · Thomas Vinterberg
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

Repeatedly explores characters seeking redemption through professional struggle and moral reckoning in films like Raging Bull and The Departed.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

Examines obsessive professionals attempting to reclaim their careers and dignity through sacrifice in works like The Wrestler and Black Swan.